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Am no fan of Dolan but in fairness yer man started the ruck and pretty much had it coming. The fall to the ground was a bit dramatic to boot...

In fairness if Frankie's defence consists of "that auld lad had it coming" then I can safely say he's screwed.

There was holy war on the board after the International Rules game in Croker and I can't remember any of the Aussies in that game throwing a punch at someone's head. There's a certain amount of double standards here.

I thought the lack of a star forward would eventually trip up Corofin. They are solid all over then pitch but when their main scoring forward can't even get on the Galway panel you have to think it might catch them out somewhere.

Bridget's probably just about deserved the win but Corofin did play virtually the entire game with 14 men so to even get themselves 2 points ahead going into injury time was a big effort from them.

I'm not a fan of mentors coming onto the pitch but Dolan had to go for that punch he threw. Mentor or not you just can't box the head of people on the field of play and expect to remain of the pitch. He got away with that one even though I had to laugh at the delayed reaction of the old buck he punched. He went down in instalments. The pair of them should have got the line.

[Only Kerry can better us on the statistics iv just stated]

I much prefer being a mayo supporter with 5 provincial titles, and 4 All-Ireland semi final wins in the last 10 years than being a supporter of a weaker county, such as Cavan. Only Kerry can better us on the statistics iv just stated

Eh?

We've won 2 All-Ireland's in the past 10 years. As have Tyrone. And Meath.

Frankie didn't get the line

Did he not. Jaysus.

Missed most of the match and just caught some brief highlights. How many players were sent off? Great goal to win it at the end. Saw Frankie Dolan's Bernard Dunne impression alright. I presume he got the line for that?

Heard it was a poor enough game. I'd say Crossmaglen or Ballinderry will be hot favourites for the semi.

More confusion over the futures of these two? Padraig Joyce doesn't seem to think Donnellan has retired just yet?

Joyce denies retirement talk

Padraic Joyce raises the 2004 Cormac McAnallen Cup
24 November 2006


Galway full forward Padraic Joyce has denied reports that both he and Michael Donnellan have retired from inter-county football.

A local radio station ran out a report last weekend that both players, who were key figures in the 1998 and 2001 All-Ireland triumphs, had decided to hang up their boots. However, Joyce insists that neither he nor Donnellan have decided to bow out.

"Michael will have a think about the situation in the New Year," Joyce said.

"He'll wait until January or February before making any move – it was different when the league started before Christmas.

"I spoke to Peter Ford last Monday week and told him about my intentions, but I spoke to nobody in the media."

Joyce is due to see a specialist about the Achilles tendon injury that hampered him this year.

I have to agree I always have found the atmosphere of Old Trafford to be far superior to Parkhead

Snigger.

Surely Joe Kernan flaking his plaque against the dressing room wall will make an appearance.

Maybe Ger Loughnane being interviewed at half-time in the 95 All-Ireland.

"will ye win it Ger?"

"we will"

Granted the players might not have heard it but who knows what he said to them in the dressing-room.

Leahy, was he a dirty shite all the time

The answer is yes.

Although in fairness we had some hard bastards in the Galway team too back then. Swings and roundabouts.

That was a great period for hurling alright along with the mid'90's. That Galway v Tipp rivalry was at the heart of it for a few years. No timber spared in those games and the hurling wasn't bad either.

Amazing to see that Donnellan has received so little votes. Him and Ja were probably the two best all-round footballers we had. They could do everything.

I had to give it to Joyce though for producing scores on big days when they were needed and for his leadership qualities.

Would agree that Sean Og should probably be in there too. What a player he was.

There's No One Quite Like Grandma by St Winifred's School Choir.

Good performance tonight I thought. Gerrard's best game of the season. Kuyt was good too.

Injuries not so good. Alonso, Gonzalez and Pennant all off injured. Speedy looked the worst of those.

Last match a formality now so time to start climbing the league table and forget about Europe until after Christmas.

Time to move on from this old religious bigoted shite regarding the GAA that some posters seem to love to stoke up at every turn.

I don't know what's so out of order about the above remark? Pretty much bang on if you ask me considering the post it was addressing.

[huns]

i feel a mixture of saddness and pride that the huns with the backing of the world media and millions being paid in wages had to come cap in hand to a bunch of part-timers for the use of your world class stadium please sir

What are you babbling on about?

Will make Galway v Mayo interesting in Pearse next year anyway.

With JOM on board Mayo should be looking to win Sam next year as the likes of McDonald, Heaney and Nallen probably don't have long left in them and replacing players like that is very difficult. Can't see Mayo doing it without those three even with O'Mahony in charge.